Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities

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Season 1
  • Network: Netflix
  • Series Premiere Date: Oct 25, 2022
User Score
6.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 60 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 35 out of 60
  2. Mixed: 17 out of 60
  3. Negative: 8 out of 60

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  1. LunaticInk
    Nov 4, 2022
    3
    It’s pretty “meh.” Uninspired, derivative, with little creep factor. They’ve butchered two of Lovecraft’s stories. I was excited to see Guillermo Del Toro attached to this, but all he really did is lend his name. If you are a Lovecraft or Guillermo fan you should avoid this.
  2. scoley
    Oct 29, 2022
    1
    Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities is possibly the worst collection of stories i have ever seen "The Viewing" is particularly bad but only just "The Outside" is also complete rubbish the only half decent one would be The Autopsy". How anyone can call these terrifying is a joke and some of the acting was pathetic very disappointing. Any critic on here giving this a high score mustGuillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities is possibly the worst collection of stories i have ever seen "The Viewing" is particularly bad but only just "The Outside" is also complete rubbish the only half decent one would be The Autopsy". How anyone can call these terrifying is a joke and some of the acting was pathetic very disappointing. Any critic on here giving this a high score must be completely mad.… Expand
  3. plumpudding
    Oct 29, 2022
    2
    I love Guillermo Del Toro but this wasn't it. Very basic almost cheesy horror. The characters and set-ups lack originality and depth. Every episode felt done.
  4. Lucmides
    Oct 29, 2022
    0
    I didn't like it at all. Boring and not scary. Ridiculous stories and not too good acting either.
  5. Rattazustra
    Nov 1, 2022
    3
    Everything about this feels like a first draft. None of the short stories are well fleshed out. They all feel incomplete and cheesy. The ideas are interesting, but they all clearly needed more time, more development or more talented people to make them good. None of them are entirely horrible, but overall second rate tv quality akin to 90s cable shows.

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#35 Most Discussed TV Season of 2022

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Metascore
72

Generally favorable reviews - based on 21 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 21
  3. Negative: 0 out of 21
  1. The New Yorker
    Reviewed by: Adam Nayman
    Nov 9, 2022
    50
    As vanity projects go, his series is considerably less imperious than Hitchcock’s, but it also feels far less likely to make a mark in the long run, or even in its own accelerated, pop-cultural moment.
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  2. Under The Radar
    Reviewed by: Michael James Hall
    Oct 31, 2022
    65
    With contributions from horror luminaries such as Ana Lily Armipour (A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night), the visionary Panos Cosmatos (Mandy) and Jennifer Kent (The Babadook), and stars like Dan Stevens and F. Murray Abraham, there’s a good deal of hope that the series might transcend its conventional presentation and predictability to offer something a little more substantial.
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  3. Collider
    Reviewed by: Therese Lacson
    Oct 26, 2022
    83
    All in all, Cabinet of Curiosities works because it's just that: A grab bag of different stories, linked together tenuously by del Toro. We never linger too long in one place, and horror benefits from the shadows that it can hide in.
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